Welcome to Wethje, your specialist for carbon composites

For over 30 years now, components made of carbon composite materials by Wethje Carbon Composites have been used in international motor sports, premium sports cars, series-production vehicles as well as in the aerospace industry and in industrial applications. The evolution of the company has been shaped by various milestones and leaders as well as by the integration in solid local and organisational structures. The symbol for our current growth and the basis for future expansion is the extension of our plant in Pleinting.

To our plant in Pleinting
To our plant in Hengersberg
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History of Wethje GmbH

 

More than 30 years of high-quality lightweight construction

2017

Certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001 and DIN EN ISO 50001

Juni 2016

Completion of the SMC system

März 2016

Mitsubishi increases its holding in Wethje to 82%

November 2015

Aerospace certification EN 9100

Juli 2015

Company name is changed from “Wethje GmbH Kunststofftechnik” to “Wethje Carbon Composites GmbH”

2014

Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd. takes over 51% of the shares in the Wethje Group on 01/10/2014

2013

Completion and commissioning of the plant expansion in Pleinting. Start of the production of RTM parts using the patented RTM resin core technology

2011

First industrial use of RTM technology

2010

Further large-scale serial orders for the automotive industry

2008

Start of carbon composite series production for KTM X-Bow at Pleinting plant

2004

Commissioning of the Pleinting plant; 50 new jobs are created

2002

Wethje Entwicklungs GmbH Pleinting / Vilshofen is established

1987 – 2001

Gradual expansion of the company premises and production building in Hengersberg

1986

The entire company moves to Hengersberg

1983

The branch in Hengersberg / Lower Bavaria is founded; 40 new jobs are created

1979

The brothers Reinhard and Reimer Wethje found the company in Grafing near Munich with 10 employees